Editing Supervised injection site (section)

===== New York City (2021)  =====
The first government-authorized supervised injection sites in the US (operated by [[OnPoint NYC]]) began operating in New York City in November 2021.<ref name="nyn">{{Cite news |last=Kim|first=Phenix|date=2022-12-03 |title=New York City's first safe injection sites avert 633 drug overdoses on anniversary |url=https://www.nynmedia.com/news/2022/12/new-york-citys-first-safe-injection-sites-avert-633-drug-overdoses-anniversary/380438/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |work=NYN Media |language=en}}</ref>

A peer-reviewed study of the first two months of the OPC's operation has been published in [[JAMA]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Harocopos |first1=Alex |last2=Gibson |first2=Brent E. |last3=Saha |first3=Nilova |last4=McRae |first4=Michael T. |last5=See |first5=Kailin |last6=Rivera |first6=Sam |last7=Chokshi |first7=Dave A. |date=2022-07-15 |title=First 2 Months of Operation at First Publicly Recognized Overdose Prevention Centers in US |url=https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22149 |journal=JAMA Network Open |volume=5 |issue=7 |pages=e2222149 |doi=10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22149 |pmid=35838672 |pmc=9287749 |s2cid=250559693 |issn=2574-3805}}</ref> 

Public criticism of the New York City OPC's has so far been limited. One problem brought up by the leadership of the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] is how use migrates from the centers to nearby [[New York City Subway]] stations when the OPC's are closed.<ref name="thecity.nyc">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=When Safe Injection Sites Close, Subway Becomes Next Best Stop |url=https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/5/17/23076577/safe-injection-sites-subway-harm-reduction |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=The City |language=en}}</ref> In response [[Mayor Eric Adams]] called for the centers to be funded to operate continuously.<ref name="thecity.nyc"/>

Though sanctioned by the city, the sites arguably remain illegal under federal law, and rely on non-enforcement by federal officials to keep operating.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Mann |first1=Brian |last2=Lewis |first2=Caroline |date=2021-11-30 |title=New York City allows the nation's 1st supervised consumption sites for illegal drugs |language=en |work=All Things Considered |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/11/30/1054921116/illegal-drug-injection-sites-nyc |access-date=2022-07-25 |via=NPR.org}}</ref> The [[United States Department of Justice]], during the [[Presidency of Joe Biden]], has signaled some openness and stated that it is "evaluating supervised consumption sites, including discussions with state and local regulators about appropriate guardrails for such sites, as part of an overall approach to harm reduction and public safety."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justice Department Signals it May Allow Safe Injection Sites |url=https://news.wttw.com/2022/02/07/justice-department-signals-it-may-allow-safe-injection-sites |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=WTTW News |language=en}}</ref>